1nvest wrote:For the 0.15%/whatever percentage of lives saved from everyone enduring extreme loss of rights its obviously a benefit for them at a considerable cost to others.
Equally extreme/restrictive laws could be instated to stop everyone driving so air quality might be improved and save 0.06% of lives, but again at considerable cost.
Restrictions have associated costs, where more lives might be destroyed/lost than the numbers being saved. Personally I am aware of a individual in their 20's who lost her life as a result of lockdown, whereas my 89 year old mother who contracted Covid whilst in hospital for a fractured hip survived through that without even a snivel. A year+ (so far) lost in isolation/lockdown for a 89 year old is a considerable cost, potentially a remaining lifetime lost to a misery of imprisonment over that of living remainder of life to the fullest.
And no doubt that 20 year old is completely typical of the entire population of all 20 year olds?
Just as your 89 year old mother with the fractured hip and COVID, survived "without even a snivel", is completely typical of all 89 year olds with COVID.